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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-22
LOCAL NOTICES,


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Of mothers for their children. During the
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1t relieves the child from pain, cures dysen-
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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-03-22

T VUIulilUuS buu hIcNWOuu H8lI--- 0-NV y. NJ
sDaily. tDaily except Sunday.
Trains Nos. ii and run solid to Rich nond-
Train No. 3 has chair car from Springfield 10
st. Louis.
Trains Nos. 6 and II run solid from Rich
mond TO Springfield.
No. 8 has chair car from ST. Louis and points
west to Springfield without change
We make fast TINA and sure connections.
Take ride with US.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
q
AT LOW TIDE.

The sands on the beach are brown and bare,
The sun has set, and the tide is out;
There are no boats in the inlet, where
4 while ago skinned a score about.
Out there, where the curving channel CLEANS
And CLOVIS like FURNISHED scimetar,
The sea NEW follows the sea and screams
At the waves that bear his prey afar.
Full-orbed and fulgent the harvest moon
Looks down ON meadows the scythe has
shorn;
So tender the night one grieves so soon
It's dreams must fade in the wakeful morn.
Finer each moment and fainter grows
The silver line that the channel makes
And the sloping bowl of the basin shows
An empty bed where no billow breaks.
There are CLEANS of sapphire in the sky,
With tints of topaz and hyancinths;
And through gates of pearl ajar, the eye
Sees arches pillared on jeweled plinths.
And streets of gold in city fair
Of wonderful beauty, such as he
Who dwelt upon Patmos witnessed where
The world he viewed had nor shore nor sea-
-ErchdnQe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

staggering, brutal air, coming toward me
| with manacles.
II must put these bracelets on you, Profes.
sor Da Wee ~ he said with an air of super
cilious triumph.
began vainly to protest, when / beheld
elbowing his way through the crowd, for my
study was packed with people, a professional
brother and longtime friend, Judge De
Ford. He was man of great distinction in
his profession and of high character as a citi,
zen, and believed in me as one man rarely
does in another.
I shall never, though live through thou
sand lives in as many worlds, and a millen-
mum in each life, forget the sensations of
hope and gratitude which the aspect of his
face begot in my crushed heart and soul as
J. saw him pressing through the mass of
curious and excited people.
Hold, there, officer. What brutal thing
is it you are about to dor" he cried, as he
placed his hand stoutly against the marshal S
breast and bore him back. "What, sir; do
you propose to put this man in irons?' he
went on. Then, turning toward me, he was
about to seize my hand in friendly salutation
when he beheld the bloody knife, for all this
time I had not relaxed my hold of it. A
deadly pallor spread over his splendid face;
he had often visited me at my study and vas
familiar with the knife. But for the throng
that held him up he would have fallen, l
thought. for though as brave as "Old Hlck-
ory." he was as sensitive as woman.
They brought a chair into which he sank.
no oil l,,,t
the officer to leave the room. He so far
succeeded after a time, as to turn his atten-
ton to me, who all this time had not spoken
He looked at me with an expression of pity,
not unmixed with perplexity.
1t seemed an eternity that he sat looking
at me without speaking! l returned his
gaze stolidly, suppose, for was so dazed
that could not think. Indeed my faculties,
for the time, were as effectually paralyzed as
if had received a deadly blow.
How is this, professor? Do you know
what has happened2" he, at last, faltered.
By superhuman effort, aroused myself
to answer; for vaguely felt that my safety
depended on my behavior now.
"Yes! I said, hoarsely, IN a voice haC
never heard before and which startled my
friend, so that he involuntarily drew back
Yes" repeated presently, II know what
has happened. My wife has been murdered!
saw the assassin, but he did the deed 90
suddenly that could not interpose"'
The burly officer, as ended, turned away,
shaking his head incredulousy and winking
!. subordinate hear him; while my fri.nd
dropped his gaze from rNy face to the
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
SLAVE DEALERS.
An English Officers Fight With Boat
Load of Them,

An English Officers Fight With Boat
Load of Them.
A dispatch from Captain R. Woodward,
senior naval officer at Zanzibar, giving par
ticulars of the capture of an Arab dhow and
ffty-three slaves by Lieutenant F. F. Fegen,
in the pinnace of her majesty's ship Tur-
quoise, at Pemba, has been published in the
Gazette. On the pinnace reaching the dhow
the slavers attempted to run it down, with
the intention of carrying her by boarding.
Lieutenant Fegen Immediately rushed for
ward to repel the Arabs (the dhow having
caught the pinnaces forestry with her
bowspritl, seven of whom were ready to
board. He promptly shot two with his
revolver, then drew his cutlass and ran
another through the body. While thus
engaged he received a severe swOrd-cut on
the right arm from an Arab who came to
assist the one he was engaged with. This
Arab was run through the body by John W.
Pearson before he had time to inf1ict further
injury. Notwithstanding his severe wounds,
Lieutenant Fegen continued fighting with
his cutlass until the dhow got clear lat this
time there were three men in the bottom of
the boat wounded), the remainder OF the
crew (three) fighting hard and supporting
had already been killed No sooner had this
occurred than she endeavOred to escape
Lieutenant Fegen, picking up his dingy,
gave chase, and a running fight was main
tanned until the helmsman of the dhow was
shot, when she preached to and capsized in
shallow water. He Immediately anchored
his boat as near the sunken dhow as possible,
and proceeded to rescue the slaves, of whom
ffty-three all told were saved. Captain
Woodward was informed by Mr. HOLLYWOOD,
consul general, that of the thirteen Arabs on
board the dhow nine were the most notori
Gus slavedealers iR Pemba, and in all there
were upward of twenty armed men, the
arms being Snyder rifles and swords Of the
thirteen Arabs eleven were killed and two
succeeded in reaching the shore, one of
whom died subsequently of his wounds.
The other escaped, but measures have been
adopted for his capture During the action
four of the boats crew were severely
wounded, one of whom has since died.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
A DEAD CHIEFTAIN.
Demise of a Man Who Caused Great
Trouble in His Day.

Demise of a Man Who Caused Great
Trouble in His Day.
The death is announced of Hadji Lola, the
redoubtable Bosnian chieftain and Mussul-
man fanatic who gave the Austrian troops
so much trouble on their occupation of Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina. Taking advantage of
the interregnum between the retirement of
the Turks from Serajevo and the entry of the
Austrians, Hadji Lola assisted by Jamaiko-
vicz, placed himself at the head of the Ma
tional party and organized a guerrilla insur-
rection, which nearly became a levee en- nadsse
of the population. He harassed the Aus
trian army with remarkable daring, and it was
some months before the invaders overcame
his resistance. He was taken prisoner, tried by
court-martial and sentenced to five years
imprisonment in the Bohemian fortress OF
Theresienstadt. During his incarceration he
had a foot amputated and was shortly after
ward released and granted small pension
by the Austrian government on condition
that he never returned to Bosnia. He then
proceeded to the East and took up his resi-
dence in the holy city of Mecca, where ne
died. The fame of Hadii Lola has already
passed into Slavonic folklore, and the Bos-
MAN peasantry regard him as another An
dreas Hofer. 1t is said, however, that the
purity of his motives was not quite as neon
testable as in the case of the famous lyro-
lese chieftain. In Austria his memory Is
preserved in the name of a popular article OF
confectionery introduced in 1878 and still
called Hadii Lola WeCken.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
SAVING A CAT FROM DEATH.
Two Boys Rescue Feline and Are Loudly
Cheered by the Spectators.

Two BOYS Rescue r cline and Are Loudly
Cheered by the Spectators.
| One beautiful summer evening the ave
nues Of large city were thronged with people
| on their way to the different churches. At a
certain corner, however, several persons
were standing, gazing apparently into the
air. Others soon joined them, until so large
| a crowd was gathered that the way was COM
pletely blocked. Soon the windows along the
| street were thronged with people, and num-
| Der of persons were seen on the tops of
| the houses in the neigh borhood. And what
do you think they saw? Clinging with dear
life to jutting ornament near the top of a
tall church steeple that pointed straight up
into the soft evening air was black cat
How did she get there?' was the first ques-
ton every one asked. and How will it get
DOWN." was the next. The poor creature
was looking down, and at frequent intervals
it uttered pitiful cry, as if calling to the
crowd below for help.
Once it slipped and fell short distance
down the sloping side of the steeple, and an
exclamation of pity came from the crowd,
now intensely interested in its fate. Luckily
the cats paw caught on another projection,
and for the moment it was safe Some
looker-on suggested that it be shot in order
to save it from the more dreadful death that
seemed to await it, but no one was willing to
llIc Iuc SuOt. LII 1oIls d lltLle WIluOW some
distance above the place where the cat was
clinging was seen to open. Two boys had
determined to save it. They had mounted
the stairs to where the bell hung, and
then by ladder had reached the window.
They had taken board up with them, and
they now pushed one end of it out of
the window and lowered it until it was
within reach Of the cat. Then, by en-
couraging words and signs, they tried to per-
suade the creature to step on the plank.
Puss seemed to understand, and put out
one paw, but drew it back Immediately, and
at that instant one of the boys accidentally
let go his hold, the board turned over and
the cat would certainly have been dashed to
the ground had it trusted to that means of
escape. The boys withdrew the board, and
soon, reappearing at the window, were seen
to be lowering a basket down the side of the
steeple. Pussy, having now ceased to cry,
watched it intently as it slowly came nearer
and nearer. When it was within reach the
cat carefully put out one paw and took hold
of the side of the basket, then as carefully
repeated the action with the other paw, then
drew itself up and with a violent effort flung
itself over the side and into the bottom of
the basket. The next moment it was safely
drawn up to the window, amid loud cheers
from the spectators below.-St. Nicholas.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
HE NAMED THEM.
How a Congregation Was Cured OF very
ANNOYING Habit.

If many a country congregation MADE II
part of their religion not to twist their necks
almost all out of joint to witness the entrance
of every person who passed up the aisle OF
the meeting house, it would be better for
both their necks and their religion. a gross
abuse of religious decorum sometimes heeos
harsh medicine as a remedy.
Being worried one afternoon by TINS TURN
ing practice in his congregation, a doWn-eas1
minister stopped in his sermon ana sald:
"Now, you listen to me and III tell you
who the people are as each of them comes
in" ~,
He then went on with his discourse until
gentleman entered, when he bawled out IKE
an usher: ''Deacon A, who keeps shop
over the way" and then went on with MS
sermon. .,:a1o
Presently another man passed up the aisle,
and he gave his name, residence ana occupa-
ton. So he continued for some time.
at length, some one entered the door VINO VINO
was unknown to the parson, when ne Grey
out IA little old man, with draD coa1 I- anu fDa
an old white hat; don't know him-looK lor
yourselvesp p Du,,,;s, Re-
corder.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

you not see the glare of those of the mailman,
amanlac"' 1heard him say, as ifcom batting
some contrary view of the officer.
In another moment I was seized from he
nind by the officer, who, aided by his sub
ordinate, proceeded, without protest from
Judge De Ford, to manacle my wrists. So
lroned was carried to the Jail and placed in
themurderers' cell!
On, that night! Its agonies are indescriba-
Die! The memory of them shakes me even
yet But it ended at last. Before noon of
that day was indicted for murder. AT two
O'Clock was in the prisoners dock, pleading
Not GuiltyH to the awful charge
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
The First Female.

DR.. Fanny Dickinson, of Chicago, was the
first physician of the gentler sex to be admit
ted as a member of the International Medical
Congress, at Washington. She is slight,
demure little woman, retiring in manner and
extremely modest. Her specially IS disease
of the eyes. She says that she knows of only
two other oculists of her own sex in the
country. One is DIR. Sargent, of San Fran
cisco, daughter of the late Senator Sargent,
and the other is Michigan woman.
Fruitless is sorrow for having done amiss
if it issue not in resolution to do so no more
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

home and bestowed it in drawer ,.
strong desk in my study. felt
some anxiety lest so considerable
sum might invite thieves and house
breakers, for our receipt of it was y,
known by not few of such people as
in college town loaf about places
of business and along the streets.
was teacher of law and devoted my
evenings till late hour to the preparation Of
lectures.
1t was near the hour of ten o'clock that
night when my wife, as she often did, came
into my study to read and comfort me by
her presence. 1t CHANGED that she sat neal
the drawerin which lay the bag of gold, and
now observed that the drawer had not,
after the money was placed in it, been closed,
so the bag lay exposed.
Quite an hour had passed so, when, grow
ing tired of writing, paused, leaning back in
my easy chair to rest. I remember glancing
at the clock on my desk and noting that it
lacked Just seves minutes of eleven.
had sat so but minute, my eyes half
closed, when saw glide in at the open door,
like an apparition, dark figure habited,
though the evening in autumn was warm,
in cloak, falling 80 low about it, down quite
to its feet as to make it, but for the cowl-
like cap on its head, exposing the short hair,
more like the figure of woman than man.
Before could arouse myself my ears were
pierced by shrek of terror in which my
name was uttered. 1t was the voice of my
wife. Isprangto my feet and turned toward
her Just as the figure glided past me and out
at the door. My wife was falling from her
chair. l caught her about the shoulders,
when, 0, horror! I felt the warm blood
streaming over my hands.
Laying her down, discovered that her
throat was cut, her head almost severed from
her body.
The fiend had seized steel paper-knife
that lay on my desk, and which CHANGED to
be almost as sharp as razor, and with it had
done the ghastly deed.
The awful shrek aroused our two children.
half-grown daughters, lying in an adjoin-
ing room, who now came screaming to me
and were shortly followed by the servant
girl from remoter part of the house.
They found me standing dumbly with the
bloody knife in my hand and looking down
at the lifeless form of their mother and mis-
tress.
was standing SO, yet looking more like
statue than living, breathing man, when
five minutes later half-dozen neighbors,
attracted by the shrek of my wife and the
screams of the poor children, came in.
One of these, the only man among them,
seized my arm, crying:
"In Gods name, Professor Da Wee, what
does this meanP'
I know this and what my answer and
conduct were from afterward hearing his
evidence in court.
groaned, shook my head, staggered back
and sank into the chair I had quilted, the
bloody knife still gripped as in wise in my
righthand. There came then hiatus in my
memory. I must have swooned. When
consciousness returned the house was full
Of curious intruders, friendly neighbors
and officers of the law: and learned that
was under arrest for the murder of my wife.
And now Isaw great, burly fellow, mar
shal OF the city, upon whom hadeoften
looked with feelings of dislike, because of his
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

and knew that the prosecutor could quite as
readily procure the services of the other hal
to swear to my entire sanity such is the
easy complacency of the Escm1apian brother
| hood.] Besides, Judge De Ford urged,
there were many laymen who had observed
my conduct since the killing ready to
bear like witness to my insanity Even the
city marshal had been brought around to
this friendly view Of my case.
I persisted, however, in both my inno-
cence and sanity and would allow no such
defense.
On the witness-stand told the jury the
very truth and saw their faces grow harder
and more pitiless as I proceeded, and I
Quilted the stand feeling that was already
doomed. I even fancied I could hear the
unfriendly multitude crying, as unthinking
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

I bloody knife still grasped in my hand
''The murderer snatched this from my
desk as he passed me and dropped it by the
side of my wife. I know not why l picked
it up" l said in answer to the look of my
friend bent upon the knife.
1.-THE murderer wore a cowl and cloak
falling to his feet" continued, 'and his
movements were rapid as thought. He
glided in, seized the knife, struck the one
blow, and was out of the room within the
space required to make the statement"
"Why, what possible motive could any
human being have had to kill that good wo-
man. ?" questioned my friend.
And for the first time 1 thought of the
money, and my heart appeared to stand still
as reflected now that this explanation
would place me beyond suspicion.
Money! I gasped. "My wife received
$1,000 in gold this afternoon by express and
we placed it in that drawer!' pointing to-
ward the drawer, which I now discovered
had been closed.
The officer sprang to the drawer and drew
it forth and 10! there lay the bag of gold
untouched. My heart died within me. The
circumstance on which, for one brief moment
I had so hopefully counted, was found
terribly against me. The assassin had been
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
Valuable Discoveries,

The government of Colombia is authorized
to grant reward of $4,000 in silver to every
one who discovers a new merchantable arti.
Gle of export. Under this law Senior Rafael
Vanegas has filed two claims, one for the
discovery and employment of a valuable
medicinal plant; the second for the discovery
that wild cocoa trees exist in profusion in
the virgin forests which stretch from the
waters of the Ariari down to the river Quay
abero. If investigation should prove the
millions of dollars annually into Colombia
and place valuable article within the reach
of many who are now deprived of the use of
it owing to the price E1change
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
ICOpuz-tQhted, ISL

had, at four o'clock of an afternoon, &C
companied my wife to the express office,
where awaited her 8 package of 5000, her
patrimony, forwarded by the trustees Vt her
fathers estate 1t was too late to deposit the
money in bank, so we carried the bag i.he
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

too closely pressed to
carry away the booty.
I reasoned to myself,
but alas! who would
believe that?
/ saw a cloud of
disappointment dark
en- the face Of my
friend. He turned
upon me a look of
scrutiny. I know I
was deadly pale and
that my eyes must
wear a strange and
awful aspect. 1 felt
my reason topping.
l feared I was going
into madness. Judge
De Ford took the Off
Ger aside and con-
versed in such tones
that | could hear what
he was saying.
81 have no doubt
that he killed his
wife; but he's insane.
Look at his ewes Gan
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

live Goals, from the lips If the judge:
1T has been urged in your behalf that
avery known motive was against your STAY
ing your faithful wife, the mother OF your
children!'
Here he paused, as If toe much affected to
go on l was growing blind, when he re-
sumed.
''But ,cise j1tdges and lawyers hare long since
learned that if chain Of eircunstdntiai eri-
dence against charged NTH crime is other''ise
perfect and consistent and all its links unbroken.
they mast not hesitate because, .forsooth, they
can find no adequate mottve. So great IRE the
peruersity and pickedness Of human nature that
men do the most cruel and bloody, zse tn. most
INN .tural crimes, because, ana simply because,
possessed Of hearts totally lepraued md fatally
bent on mischiefr"
At these words. a shudder shool my
frame and l groaned aloud. In another
moment should have fallen, but Just
then l felt a hand laid gently on my
head, and a voice as if from the very
heaven of heavens say in eager tones OF com
passion and anxiety: "George--darling
lifted my eyes, and 10! bending above me
was the sweet and anxious face of my wife!
had been dreaming. And the words in
italics which, falling like molten steel upon
my ears, had extorted the groan were the
last had written just now in lecture on
circumstantial evidence, to BE- read to my
class on the morrow.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

The clock was striking the hour of eleven.
I had slept less than screen minutes!
If the soul, when only partially relieved
from its environment, is capable of such
painful and rapid vicissitude, of such concen
trated agony, well might the inspired pen
men describe its state of future retribution
as one of freI
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
A PSYCHOLOGIC STUDY.
CYRUS F M'NUTT.

The Dream of Lawyer, and q Judgment
of Death Arrested.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

King Kalakaua used to peddle bananas in
Honolulu when he was boy. Later in life
he stepped on the peel.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

could establish my
madness by at least
one-half of the most
learned physicians
of the city. II bad
no doubt Of this,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24
multitudes are ever ready to cry, "Crucify
l., I

ment and SEN
tence of the law -
commanded the
stern old judge
savagel.y. l stag
gered to my feet,
clutching the rail-
ing about the
dock. Then fell
these words, like
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

"Lorgejne, you say; what can it be ? "
Go ask the mothers to attest,
How, in the time Of failing breast,
Lorgeine, the safest ard the best,
Made happy baby grow
The little imps of darling pain, that
grippe his body sore,
At Lorgeine stand and stare aghast.
"Alas'' they shrek, "our day is
past,
Lorgeine has conquered us at last"
And they can hurt no more.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-09-24

money was in double gold eagles
home and bestowed it in % drawer ..
strong desk in my study. felt
some anxiety lest so considerable a
sum might invite thieves and house
breakers, for our receipt of it was
known by not few of such people as
in college town loaf about places
OF business and along the streets.
I was a teacher of law and devoted nv
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-18

The Bowdoin boat crew are taking daily
spins on the river and are in excellent condi-
ton. Everything indicates that the pennant
will be brought to B0wdoin again.